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It's a harder, faster and lighter Lamborghini Gallardo, a kind of pre-emptive strike against the Ferrari F430 Challenge Stradale and Porsche GT3. Shorn of its hi-fi and fitted with thinner glass and more carbonfibre and less metal, the Superleggera weighs 1330kg, a soild 100kg less than the standard Gallardo.

The carbon-fiber is everywhere: on the new engine cover and rear wing, the sill extensions and the door mirrors. Then there's the new multi-spoke 19-inch alloys, bucket seats and four point harnesses. On engine, the tweaks to the inlet and exhaust system have liberated an extra 10bhp for a 530hp total, dropping the 0-100kmh time from 3.8 to 3.6 sec (a precious 0.2 sec).

The weight/power ratio of the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera is only 2.5 kg/hp, which puts it unquestionably at the top of it's rival.